1. Suggested skills-enhancing exercises for interpreters of all languages

Analysis Exercises

1. Using the same tapes you prepared for the above exercises rephrase what the speaker says rather than simply repeating it . Stating a message in different words forces you to lag behind the speaker, waiting until he has said something

meaningful for you to work with. To change the wording of the message without altering the meaning, you must thoroughly analyze and understand the original message. This exercise also develops your official vocabulary because you are constantly searching for synonyms and alternative phrasing. It is perfectly acceptable, and even advisable, to look up words and phrases in a dictionary or thesaurus before attempting to rephrase a passage. It does not matter how many times you go over the tape. Even if you have memorized the passages, you are still deriving benefit from the exercise. Rephrasing simulates mental processes required in SI in that you must abandon the original wording and put the message into a different external form while retaining all of its meaning.

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